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Monster's Ball
2001
· Movie
· 111 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2483
- IMDb #2211
- Google retired #2690
- Rotten Tomatoes #1970
- Metacritic #1799
- Letterboxd #2988
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1565
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2820
- Metacritic Critics #1547
- Metacritic Audience #2372
- Criticker #1732
- Kinopoisk #2238
- AlloCiné #2968
- Trakt #3056
Every rating
49–85
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
See the most agreed on films →In a small Georgia town, a racist prison guard begins an unlikely and secret relationship with a black woman. Unbeknownst to her, he was involved in the execution of her husband, a death row inmate. Their connection deepens as they both grapple with profound grief and personal tragedy, forcing him to confront his own deeply ingrained prejudices and the painful legacy of his family.
Details
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Writers
- Milo Addica, Will Rokos
- Studio
- Lionsgate, Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Released
- 26 December 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Box office
- $44.9M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 34 →3 major awards won · 14 wins from 34 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2001 | Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2001 | Golden Bear | Marc Forster | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Halle Berry | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Marc Forster | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Halle Berry | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton (also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn't There ) | Winner |
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Original | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Billy Bob Thornton | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Halle Berry | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Original | Milo Addica and Will Rokos | Nominee |
American Screenwriters Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Discover Screenwriting Award | Milo Addica | Winner |
BET Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Halle Berry (also for Swordfish ) | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film – International | Halle Berry | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Billy Bob Thornton (also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn't There ) | Winner |
Japan Academy Film Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actress | Halle Berry | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year – Female – Movies | Halle Berry | Nominee |
| Movie of the Year | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Halle Berry | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film – English Language | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Halle Berry | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Female Performance | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Nominee |
Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Marc Forster | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Halle Berry | Nominee |